For a while now my diet has been incredibly poor. I’ve been drinking too much, eating more processed foods than anything else (including way too many sweet things) and my exercise levels had dropped off dramatically. As a result I’ve grown increasingly sluggish and tired and I’ve put on weight. I wake up with a bloated face feeling like I need to crawl back into bed, even after a solid 8 hours sleep.

Not happy, Jan.

Thus it’s time to give myself a swift kick up the bum. Normally I would just immediately switch to watching my diet and I would ramp up my exercise again. Unfortunately, at the moment due to one injury and one surgery procedure I’m not able to do any of the running/swimming that I would like, so my exercise is limited to walks with my dog; hardly the high intensity style exercise I would like.

With regards to my diet, this time I decided to do something different. I decided I’d give the 48 hour detox a try. If you’re not familiar with the product, this is their video.

I’m going to be brutally honest here – that is one of the worst TV ads for a product that I have ever seen. There is nothing about that ad that makes me want to try the product. The only reason I’ve gone ahead with it is that the product was available in the supermarket, and I’ve heard good things about detox diets in general (not this product specifically). I’ve been warned off the longer 7 day diets though, so 48 hours seemed ideal.

My reasons for doing a detox have nothing to do with a muffin top, a big belly or wanting to lose a dress size. I just want my energy back! I want to jump out of bed in the mornings and feel ready to go! I don’t want to wake up feeling like I’m hung over, despite not having had a single drop of alcohol for several days. My friends know me as someone that doesn’t stop, but for the last few weeks stopping is all I have thought about.

After the detox is over I’m going to be going back to a controlled diet and get some regular exercise happening. I still won’t be able to go for a run or swim any laps in the pool, but my dog will love the extra time out on the streets. This will allow me to drop the few kilos that I’ve put on as well as lose the remaining few that I keep staring at around my legs and stomach (if it magically disappeared that would also be fine by me).

I’ll be sure to post a full review of what I think of the detox after it’s all over. There’s not going to be any before/after photos or information about the scales; that’s not what I’m after. Instead, I’ll let you know how my energy levels are and if I’m still waking up feeling like a bloated mess.

Wish me luck!

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